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THE IE1UGATION AGE. 



Reclamation Notes 



CALIFORNIA. 



The Union Colonization Company, of Merced, owned by 

 the United States Farm Land Company, which is interested 

 in large tracts of land in various parts of the country, has 

 purchased the Chowchilla ranch, the consideration being over 

 $2,000,000. The ranch contains 108,000 acres and is located 

 on both sides of the Chowchilla river at and above its junction 

 with the San Joaquin river. The tract will be subdivided and 

 placed upon the market in tracts to suit purchasers. A 

 townsite to be known as Chowchilla is now being platted. 

 Water for irrigation will be secured from pumping plants. 



The Natomas Consolidated, of Sacramento, are install- 

 ing pumps at Alder creek on the American river, from which 

 point water will be taken for the main irrigating canals of 

 the 30,000-acre tract which is to be sold in small tracts. Most 

 of the land lies close to Sacramento. 



The Santa Ana Valley Irrigation Company has com- 

 pleted its new well on the 20-acre property purchased some 

 time ago near Olive. The well is producing 250 inches of 

 water under the pump and is considered very satisfactory. 



A. P. May, E. R. Walker, H. C. Kerr and H. R. Crozier, 

 all of Coalinga, are financing a large irrigation project in 

 Sacramento county. The tract consists of 20,000 acres. A 

 storage reservoir and ditch system will be constructed to 

 take water from the Consummes river for irrigating pur- 

 poses. The capacity of the storage system will be 40,000 

 acre feet, and sufficient water can be stored to cover the 

 entire 20,000 acres in the driest years. 



On June 21st the Utah Construction Company finished 

 the 7,000-foot tunnel on the irrigation system of the Oakdale 

 irrigation district. The bore was finished in record-breaking 

 time, less than 110 days having elapsed from the time actual 

 work on the bore was commenced. The main ditch of the 

 Oakdale district from the headgates to the edge of the district 

 is completed with the exception of 1,380 feet of tunnel, and 

 this is being finished at the rate of 30 feet a day. 



Col. Carl J. Young, of San Francisco, is at the head of 

 a big irrigation project to be constructed in Honey Lake 

 district near Amadee, Lassen county. 



The Richgrove Water Company has filed articles of in- 

 corporation. Principal place of business is Richgrove, Tulare 

 county; capital stock, $25,000. G. A. Hart, F. C. Ensign, W. 

 A. Francis, F. H. Dice and G. H. Barnes, all of Los Angeles, 

 are the incorporators. 



Contractors in charge of the construction of the South 

 San Joaquin irrigation district reservoir are making prepara- 

 tions for the early completion of the work so as to be in 

 readiness to retain the flood waters during the winter months, 

 thereby making it possible to irrigate thousands of acres in 

 the summer season. It is thought that early in September 

 the reservoir will be in shape to receive the water, and next 

 year the entire southern part of the country will be assured 

 of plenty of water for irrigation purposes. 



COLORADO. 



An election was held at Nunn on June 18th to vote upon 

 a $2,400,000 bond issue which will cover land included in thr: 

 northern Colorado irrigation district, in which many Denver 

 men are interested. The land lies in northern Weld county 

 and embraces some 50,000 acres. 



Farson Son & Co., of Chicago have announced that their 

 company has made arrangements to pay the deferred interest 

 on. the 6 per cent bonds of the Greeley-Poudre irrigation dis- 

 trict of Colorado. 



For $5.000 the Cripple Creek Deed, Drainage and Tunnel 

 Company has sold to the Marygold Irrieation and Power 

 Company, of Cripple Creek and Canon City, all the water 



from the portal of the Roosevelt tunnel which is unwatering 

 the Cripple Creek district. Tully Scott and associates of 

 Cripple Creek are interested in the Marygold Company. 

 Water will be diverted from Cripple Creek into the Marygold 

 canal for the irrigation of about 5,000 acres of land in Fre- 

 mont county. The flow is at present about 12,000 gallons a 

 minute, and the prospects are that this volume will continue 

 for several months. The tunnel company has reserved all 

 power rights on the water flow and in winter time the irriga- 

 tion company will impound a very large reservoir above 

 Canon City for use in the summer months. 



. Sam Farmer, of Denver, has financed the Escalanta irriga- 

 tion project, the land under which is from 17 to 18 miles from 

 Delta. The sum required to build the project is $275,000, and 

 it has already been subscribed by eastern capitalists. Mr. 

 Farmer has already expended $40,000 on the project, and 

 work on 25 miles of ditches and six reservoirs will be re- 

 sumed at once. There are 14,000 acres of irrigable land to 

 be brought under the ditch. One and one-half feet of water 

 is guaranteed by the promoters for every acre of land under 

 the project. 



After negotiating for more than two years, it is reported 

 that the Greeley-Poudre irrigation system, which will involve 

 an expenditure of $5,100,000, has been financed. C. F. Tew, of 

 Greeley, is interested in the project, which embraces 125,000 

 acres. 



The Denver Chamber of Commerce recently adopted a 

 strong resolution insisting that the Department of the In- 

 terior grant a right-of-way to the Henrylyn irrigation system 

 for the tunnel by which it expects to bring water from across 

 the range to reclaim 100,000 acres of land near Denver. 



Work on the Fort Lyons irrigation system near La Junta 

 is rapidly Hearing completion. The heavy work on the canal 

 is practically finished and all that now remains is to widen 

 the channel already dug. The canal connects the Arkansas 

 river and Horse creek with the reservoirs, which are located, 

 One 12 miles northeast of La Junta and the other on Adobe 

 creek, 20 miles northeast of this place. 



OREGON. 



In an effort to obtain additional funds with which to 

 develop the East Side Irrigation Company's plant near Hood 

 river, it was discovered that the contracts of the company 

 with the water users are at variance with the charter of the 

 company. At a recent meeting of the stockholders of the 

 company steps were taken that will probably lead to the 

 organization of an irrigation district under the state laws. 

 The East Side Irrigation Company is a co-operative concern 

 and owns one of the largest irrigating plants in the Hood 

 river valley, watering the east side apple district. The main 

 canal of the company's system is nearly 18 miles long and 

 comes through a mountainous country. 



The Vale-Oregon Irrigation Company, whose principal 

 office is at Vale, has filed on 300 second feet of water to be 

 stored in two reservoirs in Bully creek. This project will 

 reclaim about 24,000 acres of land northwest of Vale in 

 Malheur county. 



The work on the irrigation project in the upper portion 

 of the Klamath country will likely not be begun this year. 

 The project is proposed under the state act. Preliminary 

 surveys have been made and it is estimated that the Horsefly 

 reservoir will furnish water for approximately 30,000 acres. 

 It is now proposed to have a consulting engineer go over the 

 project and if he confirms the reports of the local surveyors 

 the plans will be submitted to the state engineer, but before 

 his approval can be secured the season will be so far ad- 

 vanced that no construction work can be done this year. 

 The promoters of the project plan to get everything in shape 

 so that during the year of 1913 the main portion of the work 

 can be completed. 



TEXAS. 



McCutcheon & Sons, of Denver, Colo., have purchased 

 the G. W. Hutchinson ranch north of Pyote. The deal in- 

 volved twenty-two sections of land and about 400 head of 

 cattle. The consideration is stated to have been over $100.000. 

 The land lies in the shallow water belt and the McCutcheon 



